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Moroccan anti-terror police announced Sunday the arrest of an alleged jihadist who "planned a suicide attack". The 41-year-old extremist tried to "build expertise in the use of arms", Morocco's central office for judicial investigations said in a statement. He was...

[email_link] Algiers, Dec 13, 2019 - Abdelmadjid Tebboune, declared victor on Friday in Algeria's unpopular presidential election, has spent decades at the heart of the country's establishment including a brief stint as prime minister. Aged 74 and a senior member of...

Algiers, Dec 12, 2019 - Algeria held a tense presidential election Thursday meant to bring stability after a year of turmoil, but voting was marred as protesters stormed polling stations and staged a mass rally in the capital. The unpopular vote comes almost 10 months...

Criminal activities such as arms and drug trafficking are crucial to the survival of jihadist groups in the Sahel, creating links with organised crime, a South African research centre said Tuesday. A study conducted by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) over two...